Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#128 :: 16 July 2013

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Johnson’s Russia List :: 2013-#128 :: 16 July 2013
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POLITICS

1. Rossiyskaya Gazeta: Moscow Has Neither Intention nor Desire To Use Snowden as Weapon Against US. (Fedor Lukyanov)
2. RIA Novosti: Medvedev Lauds Russia’s 5th Place in World Bank’s GDP Rating.
3. ITAR-TASS: Social networks in Moscow outdo radio as source of news – poll.
4. Russia Beyond the Headlines: Brief history of corruption in Imperial Russia.
5. Interfax: Putin says enjoyed excursion to Gulf of Finland floor.
6. Moscow Times/BBC Monitoring: What the Papers Say, July 16, 2013.
7. Izvestia: Russian Presidential Staff To Monitor Citizens’ Messages to Putin in Social Networks, Blogs.
8. Interfax: Medvedev: Duma disbandment would be ‘very dangerous’
9. Interfax: United Russia MPs meet prime minister before summer recess.
10. Izvestia: Kremlin Experts Identify ‘Problem’ Regions for September Elections.
11. Moscow Times: Navalny to Be Registered for Elections on Eve of KirovLes Verdict, Report Says.
12. Interfax: All polling stations to be equipped with video surveillance for Moscow mayoral elections.
13. Gazeta.ru: Democratic Choice Leader Milov Views Kremlin, Opposition Tactics in Moscow City, Oblast Elections.
14. Moscow TImes/RIA Novosti: Senators Choose Business or Power.
15. Moscow TImes: Vladimir Ryzhkov, Kremlin Manipulation of Elections Continues.
16. Interfax: Urlashov falls victim to politics – Prokhorov.
17. Nezavisimaya Gazeta: Aleksandra Samarina, Pugachev Rebellion: Recap. The Atrophy of Power Is Giving Rise to Spontaneous Forms of the Citizens’ Self-Protection.
18. Interfax: Golos hopes to receive state grant, to reset relations with authorities.
19. Polit.ru: Golos Cochairman Grigoriy Melkonyants Interviewed on Way Forward for Golos Following ‘Reformatting’
20. BBC Monitoring: Russian rights official questions idea to equal popular blogs to media.
21. Moscow News: Natalia Antonova, Russia ­- making bloggers ‘law-abiding’?
22. Moscow TImes/Vedomosti: Punishing Magnitsky One More Time.
23. Interfax:Investigative Committee denies Estemirova murder probe stalled
24. Interfax: Reform of Russian Academy of Sciences to have no negative impact on employees – Putin.
25. Valdai Discussion Club: Russian Academy of Sciences needs change not rushed “reforms.” Interview with Richard Sakwa.
26. Moscow Times: Expectations High for New Moscow One Year On.
27. Russia Beyond the Headlines: The tsar files: Who killed the Romanovs

ECONOMY

28. ITAR-TASS: RUSSIAN PRESS REVIEW. Natural monopolies and trade lobby prevent improving citizens’ living standards
29. RIA Novosti: Putin Slams Far East Officials Over Slow Development.
30. Reuters: Rosneft says huge oil/gas potential in Russia’s East.
31. Moscow Times: Chris Weafer, Shaking Off That ‘Cheap for a Reason’ Label.
32. Bloomberg: Russian Mobile Revolution Sparks Fight for Network Orders.
33. Interfax: Chubais sees income drop 42.5 mln rubles in 2012.
34. New York Times: Strauss-Kahn Re-emerges in Finance, in Russia.
35. Moscow News: Russian air safety: Into the wild blue yonder.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

36. Russia Beyond the Headlines/ Argumenty i fakty: Gobbling up the Universe: China plans to control Earth from the Moon by 2045. The plan is to dominate all other countries on our planet, including Russia and the United States, without weapons. Dominance will be achieved with the help of money, resources from other planets, culture, and even Chinese food.
37. Reuters: Stranded fugitive Snowden seeks temporary asylum in Russia.
38. Interfax: Decision to be made on Snowden within three months – migration service.
39. Interfax: Snowden to stay in airport transit zone or move to shelter – FMS source.
40. RAPSI: Snowden Could Get Temporary Permit to Stay in Russia – Official.
41. Bloomberg: Snowden Bows to Putin’s Demand to Stop Harming U.S.
42. Moscow Times: Snowden Saga Fuels Difficult Questions.
43. ITAR-TASS: Snowden to leave Russia at first opportunity but situation unclear — Putin.
44. Moscow News: Anna Arutunyan, The Kremlin’s cunning Snowden plan.
45. New York Times: Masha Gessen, Snowden and a Cold War Revival.
46. Valdai Dicussion Club: Fyodor Lukyanov, The vicious circle of Edward Snowden.
47. Moscow News: Letter to Snowden: Sheremetyevo, a guide.
48. Washington Post: Snowden’s surveillance leaks open way for challenges to programs’ constitutionality.
49. www.russiatoday.com: State Duma considers softening ban on US adoptions -­ paper.
50. Interfax: Russia wants to make its armed forces more transparent – military.
51. Paul Goble: Window on Eurasia: Ukraine Even Under Yanukovich Shifting Its Focus from Russia to Europe, Kremlin Advisors Say.

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